REvitalizing networks and New Emphasis in Transfer:preventing and facing early school leaving by sharing solutions

and tools

1st Transnational Workshop

Rome, 18th -19th March 2010

WORKPROGRAMME APPROVED

The Project starting date is the 01/10/2009

The Project closing date is the 30/09/2011

PROJECT TIMING

RENET focuses on educational interventions implying the creation of teaching and transferring environments and contexts fostering actions different and integrative with respect to the scholastic and “traditional” ones (as counselling for example), since they represent the best strategies when coping with YOUNG unease, apt to support the reintegration of subjects dropped out of compulsory education and training.

However, these actions, in general are fragmentary and not sufficiently valorised and divulged. Their main characteristic is to be developed within complex relational contexts, involving different actors and promoting territorial and local networks.

The aim of RENET project is to valorise the existing networks linking subjects that share the objective of coping with the school abandon phenomenon, providing them with tools and procedures that proved to be efficient and innovative. In particular, within the “Resource Centres Network” (140 Schools on 6 different Regions), activated and implemented during 2000-2006 (ESF), are traceable experiences and practices facing the problem of school abandon and failure, and nevertheless there is still a lack of visibility and, consequently, problems of transfer and exploitation of solutions, linger on.

RENET answers to this evident difficulty, following two main lines:

1.to verify the training needs of the Schools, related to competences of network building and maintaining and, so, to provide them with didactic tools and devices aimed at transferring the specific “missing” competences;

2.to transfer to Schools a tool functional to collect, record, manage, organise and disseminate knowledge and information related to current practices and experiences, stressing the related potential copy strategy. From a technological point of view, the solution has been identified in a Vertical Thematic Portal, following a Model already tested within a LdV pilot project, transferable and adaptable with reduced costs and timings.

WORKPLAN ARTICULATION: GANNT

2009 2010 2011

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WP 1- GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

WP2 - NEEDS ANALYSIS ADDRESSED TO SCHOOLS

WP3 - ADAPTING OF THE VORTAL AND ENGENEERING OF FPT AREA

WP4 - COURSEWARE ON COMPETENCES OF NETWORK BUILDING AND MAINTAINING

WP5 - LABORATORIES – TRAINING AT FTP USE

WP6 - COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF GOOD PRACTICES

WP7 - Dissemination

WP 1 GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

LASTING 24 months

FROM 1/10/2009

TO 30/09/2011

PACKAGE LEADER SS TONIOLO

WORK PACKAGE AIMS

To guarantee and control the project regular implementation, in terms of activities planned and outcomes expected, all along the project life cycle.

To share the detailed workprogramme, focusing on activities, responsibilities and tasks of each partner

To monitor the administrative and financial aspects of the project implementation

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

• Agreement with National Agency and between Promoter and partners; • Work out, sharing and implementation of the project Monitoring Plan (tools

and timings); • Implementation of the administrative and financial monitoring (cahier de bord)

and reporting (Interim and Final report); • Work out, sharing and implementation of a Plan for internal communication

among partners (Formats, minutes, reserved area on project website), implying roles and responsibilities;

• Work out and sharing of documents and materials to support the financial reporting of project expenses, consistently with Programme rules and timings;

• Realisation of 3 transnational workshops (1° in Italy, 2° in Latvia – 11° month; 3° in Greece – 18° month).

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS

project Monitoring Plan (EN)

Interim and Final report (IT)

Project website (reserved area) (EN)

Administrative guidelines (EN)

Workshops minutes (IT - EN)

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNER

P0 - SS TONIOLO (IT)

General management and coordinationAgreements with all partnersInternal monitoring and evaluation plan and tools related (financial aspects and research activities)Organisation 1st transnational meetingEditing and submitting if Interim and Final Project reportPlanning, publishing, monitoring and updating of project website (reserved area)

P1 - CONTEXT ASSOCIATION (IT)

Agreement with promoterRespect of programme financial rules and deadlinesTransfer of all information requested by financial and activities monitoringParticipation to all partnership meetings planned

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNER

P2 - POLYDINAMO (GR)

Agreement with promoterRespect of programme financial rules and deadlinesTransfer of all information requested by financial and activities monitoringParticipation to all partnership meetings planned (IT-LV)Organisation of 3rd partnership meeting (18th month)

P3 - VISC (LV) Agreement with promoterRespect of programme financial rules and deadlinesTransfer of all information requested by financial and activities monitoringParticipation to all partnership meetings planned (IT-LV)Organisation of 2nd partnership meeting (11th month)

WP 2 NEEDS ANALYSIS ADDRESSED TO SCHOOLS

LASTING 5 MONTHS

FROM 1/10/2009

TO 28/02/2010

PACKAGE LEADER SS TONIOLO

WORK PACKAGE AIMS

To start up the process of self-evaluation by the side of the Schools, so as to identify the training needs related to the competences implied in the network building and maintaining.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

The background hypothesis of the survey is that it is necessary to strengthen the existing Network of Schools, by starting from the identification and valorisation of the role of teachers and school directors representing the education subjects constituting the network itself.

In fact, to efficaciously implement actions aimed at exchanging practises focused on school leaving prevention and to start up processes of cooperation and of shared learning, neither motivation and enthusiasm neither periodical evaluations and analysis are sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVTIES

The core of this workpackage is to promote and foster a process of self-evaluation by the side of the Schools involved in the Network implemented. The self-evaluation, realised by the use of a questionnaire, will concern the competences held by Schools in network building and maintaining.

The focus of the needs analysis will be to distinguish on one side the critical aspects related to human resources’ (personnel) competences and, on the other, the critical aspects related to the infrastructures available.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

The questionnaires will be distributed (via e-mail) by each School involved in the Network of School in Italy (the network implies 140 Schools located in 6 different Regions).

Referring to the key issues provided in the questionnaire, VISC (LV) and Polydinamo (GR) will realise at least 3-5 interviews – de visu – by an equal number of Schools (in Latvia) and enterprises (in Greece).

The outcomes will be analysed in a Comparative transnational report implying indications and recommendations on which will be based the activities planned in WP 4.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS

Questionnaire format (en)

National reports (EN)

Comparative Transnational Report (training needs analysis) – EN – IT (500 COPIES)

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNER

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) Cooperation in the work out of the questionnaire formatRealisation of needs analysis by the Schools identified Cooperation in the work out of national report outcomes

P1 CONTEXT ASSOCIATION (IT) Cooperation in the work out of the questionnaire formatRealisation of needs analysis by the Schools identified National report on outcomesTransnational Comparative report

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR) Validation of questionnaire formatRealisation of needs analysis (3-5 interviews to enterprises)National report on outcomes

P3 VISC (LV) Validation of questionnaire formatRealisation of needs analysis (3-5 interviews to Schools)National report on outcomes

BUDGET RESOURCES CONCERNED

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) SUBCONTRACTING – PRINTING REPORT NEEDS ANALYSYS (500 COPIES)TRANSLATIONS IT/EN

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR)

SUBCONTRACTING – TRANSLATIONS GR-EN

P3 VISC (LV) SUBCONTRACTING – TRANSLATIONS LV-EN

WP 3 ADAPTING OF THE VORTAL AND ENGENEERING OF FPT AREA

LASTING 4 MONTHS

FROM 1/02/2010

TO 31/05/2010

PACKAGE LEADER CONTEXT

WORK PACKAGE AIMS

To adapt the Portal implemented during ONCE AGAINST ABANDON project, in terms of graphic layout, research functions and language, in order to implement the Renet Vortal that will be the object of the final transfer.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVTIES

The ONCE AGAINST ABANDON Portal, represents the prototype that must be adapted and integrated to implement, progressively, the final version of the tool that will represent the main object of transfer during Renet project: the Vortal. The Vortal – as thematic vertical Portal – must be realised so as to be not only a tool and a database, but:

- it must be organised so as to stimulate users to cooperate in the data feeding (upload);

- it must to provide detailed and organised information on the outcomes achieved by each practice described, including the ones related to aspects as sustainability and transferability.

Further, the Vortal must be engineered so as to represent a virtual meeting space for the exchange of information, among the network members.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

The process of implementation of the Vortal will involve mainly teachers, experts and researchers related to the SS TONIOLO and Context Association. It is strictly connected to the activities described in WP 6.

In order to plan and implement the Vortal structure, it will be necessary to analyse the good practices realised by the Schools involved in the Italian Network, so as the ones eventually identified on Greek and Latvian context.

To the aim, will be worked out a grid format to be sent to all Schools, aimed at collecting general and specific information on the experiences that will have to be uploaded in the Renet Vortal.

This analysis will be necessary to design the general structure of the Vortal and the related specific sections that will have to be included, starting from the Model proposed by Once Against Portal.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

The information collected and analysed will constitute the base on which propose and plan the beta version of the Vortal. It will be validated by all partners and consequently engineered and published on line.

The beta version will be then tested with the cooperation of project direct beneficiaries (Schools). This testing phase foresees the uploading and publishing on the Vortal of at least 2 main good practices implemented n Italy.

This testing will be useful to verify the technical and communicative functionality of the Vortal.

After the testing, will be realised the eventual changes and the final version will be published on line on the Public area of the project website.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS

RENET VORTAL (definite version – IT/EN)

FTP AREA (EN)

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNER

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) Work out of the format for the collection of information on good practicesSending of the format to SchoolsAnalysis of the information collectedCooperation in the work out of the definite structure of the Vortal

P1 CONTEXT ASSOCIATION (IT) Cooperation in the Work out of the format for the collection of information on good practicesSending of the format to SchoolsAnalysis of the information collectedPlanning, engineering and publishing the beta and definite version of the Vortal + FTP area for file uploading

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNER

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR) Validation of the formatSending of the formatSynthesis report on good practices against school leaving, referring in particular to the ones involving the labour market and enterprises (apprenticeship contracts)Validation and testing of Vortal + FTP area

P3 VISC (LV) Validation of the formatSending of the formatSynthesis report on good practices against school leaving, referring in particular to the ones involving the labour market and social servicesValidation and testing of Vortal + FTP area

BUDGET RESOURCES CONCERNED

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) SUBCONTRACTING – TRANSLATIONS IT/EN

WP 4 COURSEWARE ON COMPETENCES OF NETWORK BUILDING AND MAINTAINING

LASTING 6 MONTHS

FROM 1/04/2010

TO 30/09/2010

PACKAGE LEADER CONTEXT - ISEC - POLYDINAMO

WORK PACKAGE AIMS

To work out a self-training courseware articulated in Modules and Units.

The contents might be focused, for example, on:

• internal and external communication,• management of relationships and work teams,• shared learning and shared planning.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVTIES

On the base of the outcomes of the survey realised (WP2) will be identified the most relevant training needs with respect to which will be planned, designed and developed the training contents.

By using a Content Management System (CSM) for the management and organisation of training and informative contents, through the Vortal, users will be able to access the coursewares provided on line.

The meta-objective, in fact, is the one of increasing and strengthening the interest and participation of the members of the Network, using the main product realised by the project (the Vortal itself).

In this action the Greek and Latvian partners will be involved also in the production of the didactic contents.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Self-learning coursewares will be designed, managed and provided by means of a Content Management System (CMS).

The main feature of this system is its high versatility, since contents can be easily uploaded and updated.

Each school will be able to access contents directly on line, just enetring the Vortal.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS

COURSEWARE ON NETWORK BUILDING AND MAINTAINING (IT/EN)

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNER

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) Validation of the courseware structure and related didactic contents worked out

P1 CONTEXT ASSOCIATION (IT)

Planning the courseware structure proposalEditing of specific didactic contentsPlanning and engineering the CMS to support the coursewareTechnical assistance to the CMS use

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR) Validation of the courseware structureEditing of specific didactic contents (management of internal and external communication)

P3 VISC (LV) Validation of the courseware structureEditing of specific didactic contents

BUDGET RESOURCES CONCERNED

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) SUBCONTRACTING - TRANSLATIONS IT/EN

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR) SUBCONTRACTING – TRANSLATIONS GR-EN

P3 VISC (LV) SUBCONTRACTING – TRANSLATIONS LV-EN

WP 5 LABORATORIES – TRAINING AT FTP USE

LASTING 4 MONTHS

FROM 1/10/2010

TO 31/01/2011

PACKAGE LEADER TONIOLO - CONTEXT

WORK PACKAGE AIMS

To transfer the competences in the use of the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to teachers and school directors of the Schools Network.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVTIES

The real relevance and meaning of the Vortal – chosen as the main RENET Product – is that it must be continuously fed and implemented so as to represent a database of in development experiences .

The main actors of this in progress updating and development, must be the members of the Network, whose task will be to upload contents and materials related to the experimentations and activities they have realised and tested.

To the purpose, the Vortal will be implemented so as to allow users to enter and use it without external help.

Using a ID and a PW, each member will be able to register, publish and download materials of different formats: Video and audio files, doc, ppt, JPG, etc.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

There will be organised at least 5 Laboratories, in Italy, addressed to teachers and head teachers of the Schools involved in the Network.

The Labs will be articulated in two main sessions:

- the first will be of technical-theorical nature, focused on the working and functions of the FTP Area;

-the second will be focused on the use of the FTP Area. Within each Lab, participants will have to upload in the Vortal, using the FTP Area, at least two good practices.

In this way, not only they will learn how to use this device, but will cooperate in the feeding of the Vortal (10 italian good practices in total will be uploaded).

In the mean time, Latvian and Greek partners will have to upload in the Vortal at least 3 good practices each, identified on local context (total 6).

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

For each Lab will have to participate not less than 20-25 persons, representing 20-25 Schools.

Labs will be realised in 5 of the 6 Italian regions involved in the Network (Basilicata and Campania will be unified in the same Lab).

It is obvious that the venue where to realise the Labs must be chosen focusing on the IT equipment available (it is advisable for each region, to choose a School equipped with a good lab of Informatics).

All Labs will be realised by Context members and will last at least 2 days each (8 hours per day).

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS

DATABASE ON GOOD PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES AIMED AT PREVENTING OR COPING WITH SCHOOL LEAVING

10 ITALIAN GOOD PRACTICES (IT-EN)

3 LATVIAN GOOD PRACTICES (IT-EN) -

3 GREEK GOOD PRACTICES (IT-EN)

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNERP0 SS TONIOLO (IT) General coordinationP1 CONTEXT ASSOCIATION (IT)

Realisation of 5 training Labs addressed to schools Work out of material apt to realise the training LabsTechnical assistance to the use of the Vortal

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR) Identification and uploading of 3 good practices P3 VISC (LV) Identification and uploading of 3 good practices

WP 6 COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF GOOD PRACTICES

LASTING 12 MONTHS

FROM 1/09/2010

TO 31/08/2011

PACKAGE LEADER SS TONIOLO

WORK PACKAGE AIMS

To increase the number of good practices recorded and uploaded in the Vortal and to foster the use of the Vortal as a community of practices and cooperative learning .

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVTIES

Realisation of planned and periodical activities aimed at fostering the use of the Vortal by the Schools, in particular:

•Mailing lists to all users registered in the Vortal;•Communications via web (Forum and chat through Vortal);•Recalls by telephone.

Another channel that will be used in the project is the VOIP phone system of Skype. Each school member of the Network will have to register its own skype account and will be given of Skype telephones. By using this system, the network members will be able to communicate on line via internet, exchange files, realise chats and conference calls.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

The skype telephones given to schools will be identified with the project Logo, in order not only to connect them to the project and to the system proposed but also to foster the use of functional and current IT solutions.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS

DATABASE ON GOOD PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES AIMED AT PREVENTING OR COPING WITH SCHOOL LEAVING (IT-EN)

ROLES AND TASK PER PARTNERP0 SS TONIOLO (IT) PURCHASE AND DELIVERING OF SHYPE TELEPHONES.

RECALLS TO SCHOOLSMONITORING OF DATABASE OF GOOD PRACTICES

P1 CONTEXT ASSOCIATION (IT)

RECALLS TO SCHOOLSMONITORING OF DATABASE OF GOOD PRACTICES

P2 POLYDINAMO (GR) MONITORING OF DATABASE OF GOOD PRACTICES

P3 VISC (LV) MONITORING OF DATABASE OF GOOD PRACTICES

BUDGET RESOURCES CONCERNED

P0 SS TONIOLO (IT) EQUIPMENT: PURCHASE OF SKYPE TELEPHONES (160)